The Community of Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) website contains answers to common questions pertaining to a number of legal topics, including: COVID-19, debt and consumer rights, and employment and...

Identity thieves try to use your personal information to take money from your bank account, shop with your credit card, or even commit crimes in your name. This publication explains how to spot the warning signs of identity theft, how to protect yourself, and what you can do if it happens to...

This publication explains a worker’s legal rights under the Employment Standards Act regarding hours of work and pay, overtime, breaks, holidays and vacations, and leave from your job. It also has information about how to make a claim against an...

This resource explains what a worker should do if they have a job-related injury or disease, how they can apply for benefits from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and what happens when the Board gets a report of their injury. It also has sections about what their employer must do, and...

This resource provides a list of free legal information resources produced by Community Legal Education Ontario...

This resource provides a directory of community legal clinics in Ontario. Community legal clinics provide information, advice, and representation on various legal issues, including social assistance, housing, refugee and immigration law, employment law, human rights, workers' compensation,...

This educational brief from CLEO explains what a credit report is, and what to do if you want to fix your credit report or work with a credit repair...

La brochure vous concerne-t-elle ? En lisant la présente brochure, vous apprendrez quels sont vos recours si vous considérez qu’une décision sur l’aide d’Ontario au travail (OT) ou du Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) est mal fondée. Les décisions...

If you are under 65 and cannot work because you have a physical or mental disability, you may be able to get disability benefits from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a benefits plan for workers. Workers who pay into the plan might get a retirement pension when they...

This handbook is a guide to the legal system for women in Ontario who are in abusive relationships. The legal system is constantly changing. Each situation is unique and requires different solutions. For legal advice about your situation, you should speak with a...

This information is for front-line workers and advocates working with women who have experienced family violence and who have questions about their immigration status in Canada. Immigration law in Canada is complicated. It is easy to make a serious mistake. It is important that a woman with...

This information is for front-line workers and advocates working with women who have experienced family violence and who have questions about their immigration status and the right to remain in Canada. This fact sheet explains some of the differences between an H&C application and a refugee...

Lisez la présente brochure pour connaître les règles que les agents d’Ontario au travail (OT) et du Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) appliquent pour décider: si 2 adultes qui habitent ensemble sont des conjoints ou conjointes si 2 personnes qui habitent...

Read this to find out how to apply to Ontario Works (OW) for financial assistance to help you with costs like food, housing, and prescription drugs. It explains: what information OW can ask you for, and what to do if OW refuses to give you...

This guide from CLEO explains what you need to know about working while on social assistance. Money from a job or training program can affect how much you get from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program...

Read this to learn what you can do if you disagree with a decision about assistance from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). This can include a decision to: refuse to give you financial assistance; reduce the amount of assistance you get; cut off your assistance....

Is this booklet for you? Read this if: ••you are applying for or getting assistance from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) ••you need information on OW or ODSP rules about getting child or spousal support from your spouse or another parent of your...

This is a guide to disability benefits from OW and ODSP in...